Show iThe ir 4 g 6 e k ivY 4 r rf f f s- s k i t e r t tr r 4 4 t 7 5 P L r N h hk k r t a A Ar r I 1 I HARRY DAVENPORT With The Th e C Commuters JJ at the Salt Lake Theatre TIIE THE COMMUTERS I I A A. commuter is on ono one who t commutes t I also aiso It Is one who lives InI in Inthe I the suburbs oC of some ome large city t I sufficiently In tho suburbs suburbs to ride back backI I I and forth on tho the steam cars cars gets up f at an unholy hour in the morning i shaves in three minutes and cuts himself him self once a minute while doing doing- it It rushes out of ot the house half dressed grabs a D. cup of ot coffee coffeo at at tho foot of ot the stairs and a a. acry very cry er rare rue egg rare egg rare meaning scarce scarce scarce-at at tho front door dresses on the tho way wad to the station misses his train goes oes back bade home and bas lias a decent breakfast gets to the of office of- of rice flee late lato and is docked two hoars hours Salt Lake Lako Is short on commuters and perhaps perhaps per per- haps is not in a position to appreciate the thc fine tine points of ot The Commuter Commuters which began a a. weeks week's en engagement at atthe atthe atthe the Salt Lake Lak theatre last night However However How How- ever er as The Commuters Commuters' Is a farcical comedy with some same of the farce rather broad at that the audience was able I to extract a D. great Ireal deal of or amusement out of or It Ir If Tho The Commuters Commuters' wits as written b by the fie samo namo author who was responsible f r Traveling cling Salesman and Tho ho he Chorus Lady Lady it It Is understood that I lames Iames Forbes admits It wo we vc feel teel certain certain I tain tarn that the tile aforesaid Mr fr Forbes could have hare written a better comedy i with both bands hands tied behind his back playing placing a mouth organ at the tho same I time There There- are e many amusing lines and situations in the play but some I of or the situations are so thorough Im Impossible Impossible Im- Im j Im-j possible as to require a greater stretch of ot the imagination than the average playgoer cares to attempt Mental ex exercise exercise ex- ex Is to mental development development develop develop- ment but In these days of or cent 35 c eggs s and cent 40 iO- iO ent bacon ones one's mentality gets r sufficient during aurine- the boors when one Is la trying to keep somebody f I from grabbing Ins his in meal inal al ticket Those who see ee The Commuters Comm produced by Henn B B. B. B Harris will win see sec something that will Win pleasantly pass an evening that will malo malco them laugh that will make maleo them realize that hu human human hunan hu- hu man nan nature is human nature the world over and pretty much the same all aU the I time but there will be no mad desire to to rush back and end see I It again After ono one nc commutes once he Is satisfied to toce see ce his neighbors commute later with no desire to Join them Th The comedy made a splendid n ld success in New York t t MM 4 TODAY TODY Salt Lake theatre theatre The The Com Com- f routers p. p m m. Colonial theatre theatre Billy Billy Clifford in The Stan Man the Girl and md the tho i Game p p. m m. m Orpheum theatre theatre Vaudeville Vaudeville 16 p p. p m m. m and p m. m Garrick theatre theatre The The Garrick Stock company In Sherlock f Holmes Holme p P. P m m. 4 Shubert theatre Down theatre Down In Alabama Alaf Ala- Ala f bama barna p P. P m m. 4 i f Alcazar theatre theatre New New moving f 44 4 4 pictures afternoon and evening f fM t M t M M t H M t M t M t t t where where commuting Is pretty much the fashion but the tho provinces provinces' arc aro not so so sure about bout it In New Ne York v. v when hen a ac c commuter Is pointed out on the street everybody laughs and If 11 there Is a bit bitof bitof of ot egg In his mustAche and a cut on on his chin they know wh why and where wh hero re he hc annexed them Consequently New NewYork York sas to Jau laugh h but Inthe In- In the provinces pro the joke Joko Is not nota a joke until it Is explained And who Is ready to lau laugh h after there Is an nn explanation of ot the Joke Harry Barry Davenport a brother of oc the famous Fanny hRS has the tho comedy corned comedy part and gets ets all possible out of ot It It t. t As S Larr Larry Brice the suburban husband John S S. S Robertson rather falls fall to be lie convincing As Mrs Brice Florence Florenco Malone who carries practically nil the tho work of the woman members of tho the company does doe splendidly She might might re resent recent ent being called a a. comedienne and ana as Jud Judging ln b by y her strength In tho the one emotional scene cene sh she would be right ono to tor r resent to some purpose therefore purpose e. e therefore ono one will merely merel content himself with re remarking remarking TC- TC marking that she Is all that could be bo wished The other members of oC the cast seemed emed capable and the production was wa finished hed doing all that could possibly be bo done with the material The Commuters Is amusing and what more could one expect A stronger company compan with the tho exceptions exception noted might get het ot moro more than al apparent apparent apparent ent last night ht but It seems seems' doubtful Hi Haring H Ing J created some Rome furore when brought out In New York naturally everybody should see ee It The They will not be disappointed except those who re remember remember re- re member what Mr Ir Forbes did In The Chorus Lad Lady and expect something of greater strength The play lay runs rune the week with matinees Wednesday Wednesday and Saturday |